An intriguing movement is gathering steam online and in the streets of Los Angeles. Filmmaker Greg Karber was so incensed by Abercrombie and Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries that he made a short film, part social-justice campaign and part sneaky trolling session. A&F has earned disapproving sneers for years...

Twitter has displayed spiritual tendencies recently, with #prayforboston, #prayforiran and #prayfortexas all trending at one time or another. This is a fairly typical pattern after shocking events, but the exact function of praying for victims, and whether it is worthwhile, is unclear.

The ostensible answer is that prayer is a...

Fairly obviously, it isn't in North Korea's practical interests to go to war with the USA. Without the backing of either Russia or China (or both), it would be an unwinnable conflict, and neither of those countries' governments has been holding prominent 'death to the west' rallies of late. I'm...

To get you in the Easter mood here's 15 unusual "facts" about the Passion and the first Easter.

1. When Jesus rose again the Roman authorities investigated it as a life insurance scam.

2. The only disciple who didn't see the risen Christ was Geoff "No-eyes" Alphaeus.

3. The Easter...

After much toing and froing a deal has finally been struck between the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Labour Party regarding press regulation. Nick Clegg and Ed Milliband's proposal has been scrapped, and both have claimed a substantial victory.

David Cameron has ignored the Leveson report, ignored the...

In a slight diversion from my usual bubblegum social commentary I want to review Metamorphosis: The Science of Change, the latest documentary from David Malone currently available on BBC iPlayer. In this standalone film Malone explores the science of alteration in nature, with the expected looks at the life cycles...

The Onion's use of the c-word to describe nine year-old female actor Quvenzhané Wallis in a tweet on Oscars night sparked such a vituperative backlash that an official apology was issued. Much of the anger stemmed from the perception that the Onion couldn't have been joking, for example Edward Champion...

Following #CutforBieber there has been much tutting, shaking of heads, wringing of hands, rolling of eyes and wagging of fingers, indeed some have been engaged in a spasmodic full body angst workout.

If you missed it, #CutforBieber was a social media movement started by trolls (probably, though not definitely, on...

I attended my university carol service recently because Christmastime means examinations for students and I badly needed a revision break, and because the town cathedral provides free central heating. Afterwards I wondered what, if anything, I could take away from the service as somebody with no religious belief. (The spectre...